To celebrate the first day of school, Anne brought in a tray of caramel brownies and walnut brownies. The tray had a total of 50 brownies, of which 14% were caramel. How many caramel brownies did Anne bring?

The number of caramel brownies is 14/100 * 50 brownies = <<14/100*50=7>>7 brownies. Answer: \boxed{7}.