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If we insist on a left to right solution, ignoring both PEMDAS and the Distributive Law, we can do this by expressing the common divisor first. However, division is sustained and must be applied to everything to the right of the explicit division operator.
::'''Step 1.''' ''6÷2(1+2)=?''::'''Step 2.''' ''3÷1(1+2)=?'' ::'''Step 3.''' ''3÷(1+2)=?''::'''Step 4.''' ''3÷(3)=?''::'''Step 5.''' ''3÷3=1''
As seen in '''Step 2.''' and '''Step 3.''' above, when we perform the division first, it does not dismiss the division, it dismisses the implied multiplication.
When we reduce by the common divisor, this does not complete the division operation, it simply reduces the coefficient to one. Division must be applied to both the factor and the coefficient of the parenthetical expression.