The table below represents the total number of laps Jessica swam in the pool this summer:
Week Laps
1 18
2 28
3 38
4 48

If the linear function representing the number of laps Jessica swam each week is f(w) = 10w + 8, what does the 10 represent in this function?

The number of laps Jessica swam in week 0
The week of the summer that Jessica swam
The number of laps Jessica swam in total
The number of laps Jessica increased her swim by each week