Let $X$ and $Y$ be sets. It is undecidable in ZFC whether $2^{|X|} = 2^{|Y|}$ implies $|X| = |Y|$ (in Cohen's original model for ZFC + $\neg$CH, one has $2^{\aleph_0} = 2^{\aleph_1}$). What if we restrict our attention to the *finite* parts of $X$ and $Y$? **Question.** Do $X$ and $Y$ have the same cardinality if the families of *finite* subsets of both sets do? As noted by Nik Weaver [in a comment][1], the answer is yes when we assume in the background to be working with the axioms of ZFC. But, what about ZF? I feel this must be either basic or very well known (to those who know it very well). [1]: https://mathoverflow.net/questions/450025/do-x-and-y-have-the-same-cardinality-if-their-families-of-finite-subsets-do#comment1162981_450025