How to erase a MacBook Pro harddrive and install latest version of OS

I would like to completely erase the hard drive on my MacBook Pro and reinstall the latest operating system. Current version is 10.9.5 on a 2.53 gz Intel Core Duo processor.

Restart the computer with the Command and R keys held down, use the Disk Utility to erase the partition with Mac OS X on it, and install a fresh OS.
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