Show that if $Q_1,Q_2,\ldots\in\mathbb{R}^n$ is a countable collection of rectangles covering $Q$, then $v(Q)\le\sum v(Q_i)$, where $v(x)$ denotes the volume of $x$.
I have trouble understand the following solution from Volume of countable collection of rectangles
If the collection $Q_i$ is finite, this is easy. Just take the rectangle $Q'$ that covers all of $Q,Q_1,Q_2,\ldots,Q_n$, and partition it using the endpoints of $Q,Q_1,Q_2,\ldots,Q_n$ in each axis. Then each subrectangle of $Q$ determined by this partition is also a subrectangle of one of the $Q_i$'s, and the result follows.
For inifinitely countable: Fix $\epsilon>0$. Replace each $Q_i$ with a rectangle $P_i$ s.t. $Q_i$ is in the interior of $P_i$ and s.t. $v(P_i)< v(Q_i)+\epsilon\times 2^{-i}$, and thus $\sum v(P_i)<\sum v(Q_i)+\epsilon$. Then, by compactness, $Q$ is in a finite collection of $P_i$'s (as the interiors of $P_i$'s cover $Q$). Use what you proved in the finite case and take $\epsilon\to0$.
1) what does it mean to partition using endpoints in each axis?
2) why is it necessary to construct Pi?
If someone can expand the solution a bit, that would be very helpful.
Alternative proof for the finite case.
Prove A subset B $\cup$ C implies v(A) <= v(B) + v(C).
Show by induction
Q subset $\cup${ Q$_n$ : n in finite index set }
implies v(Q) <= $\sum_n$ v(Q$_n$).